Men at Work’s Greg Ham reported dead

Greg Ham, the multi-instrumentalist who provided some of the memorable instrumental embellishments to ’80s hitmakers Men at Work’s songs has died, according to reports. Ham was 58. Along with singer-songwriter Colin Hay, Ham founded Men at Work in the late-1970s.

The group was wildly successful in the ’80s with five Top 40 hits in the U.S., two of which — “Who Can It Be Now?” and “Down Under” — were No. 1 singles.

Ham’s work on flute and saxophone is as identifiable with the band as Hay’s expressive voice and eccentric and sometimes paranoid lyrics. Ham played the iconic flute part that defined “Down Under,” and similarly his sax riff opened “Who Can It Be Now?”

The new wave group, which won a best new artist Grammy in 1982, called it quits in 1985.